I don't care for them that much myself. For a single action trigger it's pretty garbage. I had a good friend that was really into them and he had these really intricate trigger jobs done to them and they still were not very good. Mag capacity is pretty low too even with extensions.

Honestly I would go with the CZ-75sa. It is a similar gun with larger mag capacity and better trigger. Get the CZ competition trigger and hammer from ghostholster.com

I don't care for them that much myself. For a single action trigger it's pretty garbage. I had a good friend that was really into them and he had these really intricate trigger jobs done to them and they still were not very good. Mag capacity is pretty low too even with extensions.

Honestly I would go with the CZ-75sa. It is a similar gun with larger mag capacity and better trigger. Get the CZ competition trigger and hammer from ghostholster.com

I have an FN HP. It's a very nice ergonomic gun, but the trigger is horrible. With the mag safety removed and a HP trigger return spring, there is still almost no noticable trigger reset and has ~9# pull.

I have an FN HP. It's a very nice ergonomic gun, but the trigger is horrible. With the mag safety removed and a HP trigger return spring, there is still almost no noticable trigger reset and has ~9# pull.

I've got an FN Hi-Power. Trigger is actually pretty good on mine. It's got a factory SFS system which is something Cylinder and Slide came up with to allow hammer down carry for the Hi-Power. For the most part, it's an aesthetic thing for outfits that don't allow cocked and locked carry, but it works.

The real advantage of the Hi-Power to me is that is points well and is very comfortable in the hand compared to other pistols I've handled. I expect that is the reason that the proportions of the pistol have been incorporated into other designs like the CZ. I have also read that the Hi-Power can be a bit fragile when compared to a pistol like a 1911, though I haven't run enough rounds through mine to have an opinion there.

My gunsmith friend just picked up a Portuguese assembled one that he is going to work over. He usually does the 1911 thing but decided to change it up this time. The slide to frame fitment is very good and even though the trigger sucks he's got some goodies on the way from Cylinder and Slide to help remedy some of that.

freaking love my hi-power. smoothest shot i've fired from a pistol (not that i've fired a whole lot). carried a 9mm hi-power as my concealed for about a year. a little big and heavy for a conceal, but shot dead on everytime.

Good question. Browning died while designing the gun which was then completed by others so its questionable if it was originally intended to be there. It is possible it was added as a requirement for a buyer similar to to the additional safeties on the 1911.